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How customs duty on an electric kettle is calculated in Saudi Arabia

Electric kettles fall under HS 8516.79. Saudi Arabia needs the full 12-digit code, the duty is charged on the CIF value, VAT is charged on value plus duty, and the kettle usually needs SABER certificates first.

Worked method on a hypothetical value

Assume a CIF value of USD 10,000. Read the duty rate for your 12-digit line from the current tariff; call it d. Call the VAT rate v.

StepFormula
Duty10,000 × d
VAT base10,000 + duty
VATVAT base × v
Total at the borderduty + VAT

We do not print a rate here because rates change. Purserhouse does not yet calculate Saudi duty: the ZATCA tariff is not available to it as a file, so a Saudi duty figure is answered as “not calculated”. Check the current line on the ZATCA tariff yourself.

Why the 6-digit code is not enough

The invoice from the factory often shows 8516.79. The Saudi declaration needs 12 digits, and different 12-digit lines under the same 6 digits can have different treatment.

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